MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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